Collisions VR: School Groups
Dates
Monday 12 May – Friday 20 June 2025
10.45am | 11.30am | 12.15pm
Curriculum
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
$10 per student | 20 students per session
All ticketing income from this event will go to the Nyarri and the Martu communities involved in the making of the work.
Take a virtual journey to the land of Aboriginal Elder Nyarri Nyarri Morgan and the Martu peoples in the Western Australian desert.
Collisions is a multi-award winning and thought-provoking VR experience that takes a virtual journey with Nyarri Nyarri Morgan to his Country in Central Western Australia where he shares his dramatic collision between his traditional worldview and the extremes of western science and technology. Nyarri Morgan's first contact with western culture came when he witnessed the Maralinga atomic test in the South Australian desert. Half a century later, a new technology allows him the chance to show how the world was ruptured that day.
Set in the remote desert lands of the Martu people, hear the songs of the oldest surviving culture and soar above the red desert in this newly remastered experience that screens as part of our schools offering for National Reconciliation Week 2025.
Groups of 20 at a time can take part in this experience, which runs for 22 minutes. We're offering multiple sessions to ensure all students can participate across the day. We recommend taking part in VR in conjunction with a facilitated program such as Debating Ancient History or Managing Country to deepen student experience.
Ngaa-nga jarkulparna kartinpa yulubidyi, Jarmukurnu Yaparlyikurnu mirda kujtu ngaryukuju parlparryikujanumpa, yuwa palya.
This story I carry is until the end, from our Grandfathers and Grandmothers; not just my story alone, for everyone, thank you.
-Nyarri Nyarri Morgan
Collisions was developed through the inaugural Sundance New Frontier Jaunt VR Residency and commissioned to premiere at the World Economic Forum, Davos and then Sundance, awards include an Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches to Documentary in 2017.
Director: Lynette Wallworth
Producer: Nicole Newnham
Running time: 22 minutes
Australia (2016)
Before you book
Before booking, please read the VR Health and Safety notice.
The VR headset is not recommended for users 12 years and under. They are still welcome to attend a session and enjoy the film in 2D.
VR headsets are sanitised with UV light between use.
